Untitled (abstract view of metal bars - looking up inside T.V. tower) 1955

Curator: Jack Gould’s untitled photograph captures an abstract view looking up inside a television tower. The image, a silver gelatin print, presents a striking composition of metal bars against the sky. Editor: It feels like a skeleton, reaching upwards, perhaps a symbol of industrial ambition or our reach for the heavens through technology. Curator: The repetition of triangular forms could represent stability, but also the constant reinforcement needed for such towering structures. Each shape echoing the other speaks to continuity. Editor: I'm struck by the labor, though—all the planning, welding, and riveting involved in creating this network of steel. It’s a monument to human effort, not just progress. Curator: Absolutely, and consider the symbolic weight of communication. The tower becomes a modern-day ziggurat, channeling invisible signals that connect us all. Editor: A fascinating interplay between material reality and symbolic reach. I'm left pondering the social impact of these structures on our shared environment.